[PCA] CONFERENCE: Restoring the West 2011 (Logan, UT)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Restoring the West Conference 2011
Sustaining Forests, Woodlands, and Communities Through Biomass Use
October 18 - 19, 2011
Utah State University
Logan, Utah

Please send this on to anyone you think might be interested in this
conference.

The 2011 Restoring the West Conference will examine how woody biomass
harvest can facilitate land restoration projects while supplying
much-needed forest products, including fuel for renewable energy. Talks
will focus on how biomass harvest can occur in ways that enhance the
ecological and financial feasibility of restoration projects with an
emphasis on collaboration. The conference will attempt to take a holistic
view of ecological, technological, and community sustainability aspects of
woody biomass utilization in the Intermountain West. Discussions will
appeal to land managers and owners, researchers, community leaders, and
business people. Tuesday will feature plenary, poster, and breakout
sessions. Wednesday includes plenary and breakout sessions and a wrap-up 
panel discussion. Poster submissions are requested.

For more information, to submit a poster idea, and to register, visit our
website at www.restoringthewest.org.

To register by phone or mail or if you have questions, call 435-797-0423 or
800-538-2663. This conference is organized and sponsored by Utah State
University (Cooperative Extension, Wildland Resources Department, College
of Natural Resources, and Ecology Center), the Utah Biomass Resources
Group, USDA Forest Service – State and Private Forestry, the Western Aspen
Alliance, USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Lab, USDA Rural Development,
and the Rural Community Assistance Corporation.